By Jake Parks | Published: Thursday, March 22, 2018 The first known cosmic tourist was likely ejected from a system with two parent stars. Last October, astronomers spotted the first known visitor from another star system as it zoomed through the inner solar system at breakneck speeds. The interstellar interloper, since named ‘Oumuamua (Hawaiian for “scout”), is a cigar-shaped asteroid roughly 1,300 feet (400
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Asteroid 2018 DS1 is currently 16.30 lunar distances away. The close approach date is 2018-Mar-03 Asteroid 2018 DU1 is currently 5.09 lunar distances away. The close approach date is 2018-Mar-02 Asteroid 2018 DW1 is currently 3.87 lunar distances away. The close approach date is 2018-Mar-01 Asteroid 2018 DV1 is currently 0.29 lunar distances away. The close approach date is 2018-Mar-02 See them all here
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